Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

283 A Victorian silver nutmeg grater, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1850 rectangular, the hinged cover engraved with scrolling foliage enclosing a vacant cartouche, with reeded sides and scrolling foliage on the hinged base, the interior fitted with a grater, 26,5g, 3,6cmwide R3 000 – 4 000 284 A Victorian silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1852, of Cape interest shaped rectangular, the body with alternating bands of plain and engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover with a cartouche engraved with ‘die overleden is on haar jeugtige Ouder dom van 20 jaaren en 10 maanden op den avond van den 6 July Kaapstad 1854 Den 25- 7-54’, and with ’Ik schent UE deze terdachtenes van my ED minnaarris UE Zuster A.G.W. A.W.K. aan R.M.J.W.’ engraved in the plain bands, the concave sides with foliate design and thumbpiece, the gilt interior with foliate pierced and engraved grille, 21,6 g, 4cmwide R6 000 – 8 000 285 A Victorian silver and glass double- ended scent and vinaigrette bottle, apparently unmarked the scent bottle with zig-zag foliate collar and hinged dome-shaped cover, the vinaigrette engraved with a foliate motif, the hinged cover enclosing a fixed gilt grille pierced and engraved with a quatrefoil motif, with chain and ring attachment, 7,8cmhigh; and a Victorian cut glass scent bottle, apparently unmarked, circular, the silver hinged cover with floral border, gilt interior and grille pierced with the image of a rose, 3,3cmhigh (2) R1 500 – 2 000 285 284 283 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 263-298 113